We performed a comparison between Apple Xcode and Xamarin Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Mobile Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Xcode is pretty smart. It's easy to set up and works perfectly on Android."
"It is stable and user-friendly."
"It is complete and relevant to the job at hand."
"The tool's most valuable features are debugging and code management."
"We like the ease of access and navigation that this solution provides."
"The most valuable feature of Apple Xcode is that it is up to date."
"Xcode has quite a bit of code error checking built-in, which is great. It also goes a step further and suggests fixes."
"Xamarin.Forms reduced the effort and time to build and market our solution, market our features, and get our solution into production."
"Recently, Xamarin has added a lot of features such as Effects, Behaviors, Triggers, etc. This has made the UI user-friendly, lively, and attractive."
"We were able to optimize the service organization for one of our clients."
"I think the best part about Xamarin is that you can create apps for both platforms using one source code. That's the most powerful feature. When you develop something for Android, it also builds for iVerse as well. The cross-platform aspect of Xamarin is unique. The ability to develop both apps with a single code base is something very unique."
"Xamarin.Forms exposes a complete cross-platform UI toolkit for .NET developers. The advantage is that a single team can target multiple platforms (Android, iOS, and Windows) on a shared C# codebase."
"The best part while using the Xamarin Platform is a cross-platform application. We could execute iOS and Android while writing a single line of code."
"Because of the C# programming language, we can train our .NET developers to learn Xamarin and develop mobile apps easily."
"Xamarin Platform's best features are its single codebase, the support from Microsoft, and the free libraries."
"The size of Apple Xcode could improve. It is too large."
"As Apple has introduced more and more features on top of Xcode, it sometimes, but very rarely, hangs."
"There is a drag-and-drop visual system, but as soon as you do something dynamic, then you are unable to use it."
"It consists of multiple components and needs a simplified process. This particular area could be more stable."
"There should be additional documentation on App Store deployment. In terms of features, they're pretty much on top of where they need to go. I've been happy with its progress so far. As things evolve, they need to evolve to match that need."
"It is a bit challenging to sign in."
"We would like a 'light' version of this solution to be developed, as it currently uses a lot of memory space."
"There is limited support for UX widgets."
"The solution struggles a little bit with binding libraries."
"The file size is a bit big, so you have to make certain layers."
"Xamarin Platform is missing the code renderer."
"The android application compilation time needs to be reduced."
"The architecture in the Xamarin Platform has to improve, there are some features missing."
"The solution does not include Hot Reload which is painful because it causes us to wait quite some time for huge builds."
"It would be better if they offered more certifications. They offer a number of certifications for Azure but none for Xamarin. This is something that could be provided for developers to show off their competency. Technical support could be better."
Apple Xcode is ranked 10th in Mobile Development Platforms with 7 reviews while Xamarin Platform is ranked 5th in Mobile Development Platforms with 37 reviews. Apple Xcode is rated 7.6, while Xamarin Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Apple Xcode writes "Efficient, up-to-date, and straightforward installation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Xamarin Platform writes "It's about to be retired and replaced with an inferior product, but offers excellent cross-platform development capabilities". Apple Xcode is most compared with Appium, OutSystems, Microsoft Azure App Service and ServiceNow, whereas Xamarin Platform is most compared with Appium, Ionic, OutSystems, Mendix and SAP Mobile Platform. See our Apple Xcode vs. Xamarin Platform report.
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